Buy British Purvis EMBOriginal vintage poster issued by the Empire Marketing Board EMB to encourage people to help the economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods Buy British from the Empire at Home & Overseas featuring a dynamic design by the notable British artist Tom Purvis (1888 1959) depicting a silhouette in red and black of a man working with the EMB crown logo and bold text below. The Empire Marketing Board (EMB 1926 1933) was formed